Government and interior armed groups sign the Peace Accord

Suriname held general elections for representative bodies for the first time since the coup. The Front for Democracy and Development won decisively. The result restored electoral competition, though...

The government led by Ramsewak Shankar took office after the 1987 elections. The transfer was a major step in the return to civilian electoral government, but it unfolded within a constitutional...

Military commander Ivan Graanoogst announced that the military had taken power, forcing the elected government from office. The coup demonstrated that the military retained the capacity to veto...

Suriname held early elections following the Christmas coup. The National Assembly records this election as part of the return to electoral rule. It did not erase the contested legacy of the military...

The two states signed a treaty for friendship and closer cooperation. In the post-independence setting, relations over development aid, sovereignty and external influence remained contested. The...